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De Profundis

By Oscar Wilde
Preface by Richard Ellmann

By Oscar Wilde
Preface by Richard Ellmann

By Oscar Wilde
Preface by Richard Ellmann

By Oscar Wilde
Preface by Richard Ellmann

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Part of Modern Library Classics

Part of Modern Library Classics

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Sep 12, 2000 | ISBN 9780679783213

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Jun 30, 2010 | ISBN 9780307757180

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    About De Profundis

    Written from Wilde’s prison cell at Reading Gaol to his friend and lover Lord Alfred Douglas, De Profundis explodes the conventions of the traditional love letter and offers a scathing indictment of Douglas’s behavior, a mournful elegy for Wilde’s own lost greatness, and an impassioned plea for reconciliation. At once a bracingly honest account of ruinous attachment and a profound meditation on human suffering, De Profundis is a classic of gay literature. Richard Ellmann calls De Profundis "a love letter…One of the greatest, and the longest, ever written."


    This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition contains newly commissioned notes.

    About De Profundis

    Written from Wilde’s prison cell at Reading Gaol to his friend and lover Lord Alfred Douglas, De Profundis explodes the conventions of the traditional love letter and offers a scathing indictment of Douglas’s behavior, a mournful elegy for Wilde’s own lost greatness, and an impassioned plea for reconciliation. At once a bracingly honest account of ruinous attachment and a profound meditation on human suffering, De Profundis is a classic of gay literature. Richard Ellmann calls De Profundis "a love letter…One of the greatest, and the longest, ever written."


    This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition contains newly commissioned notes.

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    Also by Oscar Wilde

    The Star-Child
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    The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays
    The Picture of Dorian Gray
    See all books by Oscar Wilde

    About Oscar Wilde

    Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) was an Irish writer, poet, and playwright. His novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, brought him lasting recognition, and he became one of the most successful playwrights of the late Victorian era with a series of witty social… More about Oscar Wilde

    About Oscar Wilde

    Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) was an Irish writer, poet, and playwright. His novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, brought him lasting recognition, and he became one of the most successful playwrights of the late Victorian era with a series of witty social… More about Oscar Wilde

    Product Details

    Category: Classic Nonfiction | Essays & Literary Collections

    Paperback | $13.00
    Published by Modern Library
    Sep 12, 2000 | 160 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780679783213

    Category: Classic Nonfiction | Essays & Literary Collections

    Ebook | $3.99
    Published by Modern Library
    Jun 30, 2010 | 160 Pages | ISBN 9780307757180

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